The great ruler Stephen the Great, outstanding army commander and diplomat, was also concerned during his life with the economic prosperity of the country, supporting the development of crafts, trade and fairs. During his reign, groși and half groși minted in the dinar system were issued, a monetary system introduced in Moldova during the last reign of Petru Aron (1455-1457).
The coins were minted from silver of superior title, those that reflect stability in the economic life of the country at that time. Their masterful execution at the Suceava mint is among the beautiful artistic achievements during the reign of Stephen the Great.
During his reign, two types of issues were minted, for the two denominations: groși and half groși.
Type I issues have a split shield on the obverse; in the first quarter appears a rose surmounted by a cross and three fascias, in the second quarter. For the epigraph issues (groși), the image is accompanied by the circular legend with the name of the issuer: + STEFANVS VOIEVODA. On the other side appears the bour's head with a star between the horns accompanied by the heraldic furniture - the rose and the contoured crescent, placed to the right and left of the bour's head; circular legend: MOLDAVIE COIN.
On type II coins in the shield on the obverse appears a patriarchal cross (double) and the legend STEFANVSVOIEVOD or abbreviated STEFANVSVOIE. On the reverse, as in type I, the bour's head with heraldic attributes is preserved: rose right/crescent left and crescent right/rose left. A star or rose appears between the ox's horns. The legend accompanying the face with the bour head is MONETAMOLDAVI or abbreviated MONETAMOLDA.
The dating of Stephen the Great's coins is still under discussion. According to one opinion, type I issues were minted between 1457-1476, and type II between 1480/1481-1505 (Octavian Iliescu), and another 1465/1467-1475/1476 for type I and 1476/1479-1497 for type II (Ernest Oberländer-Târnoveanu).
The coins in this showcase were discovered during the archaeological excavations at Orheiul Vechi (Trebujeni, Orhei district) in the 6th and 7th decades of the 20th century:
1. Type I money issues, groși, silver 2. Type II money issues, groși, silver 3. Type II coin issue, half groși, silver
A new settlement of the Gumelnița culture from Chioselia Mare village, Cahul District
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VII [XXII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
The article presents a set of objects, which came from a new settlement of the Gumelnița culture. The archaeological collection consists of working tools, ceramic fragments and an anthropomorphic figurine fragment. Settlement from Chioselia Mare was identified at 3.5 km north-west from the church of Chioselia Mare village and 1,9 km west of the road between Chioselia Mare village, Cahul District and Cîietu village, Cantemir District. According to preliminary investigations, this settlement is the northernmost site of the Gumelnița culture on the territory of the Republic of Moldova.
List of illustrations:
Fig. 1. a - The map of Gumelnița culture settlements in the Republic of Moldova: 1 - Chioselia Mare; 2, 3 - Cucoara I, II (by Маркевич 1973, 157; Бейлекчи 1978, рис. 1); 4 - Cealîc (by Agulnicov 1993, nr. 108); 5 - Lopățica; 6 - Taraclia; 7 - Cairaclia; 8 - Vulcănești: 9 - Colibaș; 10-12 - Etulia I, V, VI; 13 - Giurgiulești (by Маркевич 1973, 157; Бейлекчи 1978, рис. 1); b - the location of the archaeological site of Chioselia Mare.
Fig. 2. Chioselia Mare. Stone tools: 1-4 - adze; 5-10 - axes.
Fig. 3. Chioselia Mare. Stone tools: 1, 2, 4, 7 - hammer; 3, 6 - scarper; 5 - adze; 8-10 - chisels; 12 - fragment of an- thropomorphic figurine.
The great ruler Stephen the Great, outstanding army commander and diplomat, was also concerned during his life with the economic prosperity of the country, supporting the development of crafts, trade and fairs. During his reign, groși and half groși minted in the dinar system were issued, a monetary system introduced in Moldova during the last reign of Petru Aron (1455-1457)...
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
